The nominees for the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for theatrical excellence in 2019 are:
Production
- Gem of the Ocean, A Noise Within
- How We’re Different From Animals, ÉLAN Ensemble
- Indecent, Center Theatre Group and Huntington Theatre Company
- The Great Leap, East West Players and Pasadena Playhouse
- The Mother of Henry, Latino Theater Company
- Witch, Geffen Playhouse
McCulloh Award for Revival
- The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Antaeus Theatre Company
- The Glass Menagerie, A Noise Within
- The Skin of Our Teeth, Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum
- Two Trains Running, Sophina Brown
Lead Performance
- Grant Chang, The Great Leap, East West Players and Pasadena Playhouse
- Willow Geer, The Skin of Our Teeth, Will Geer’s Theatricum Botanicum
- Rafael Goldstein, The Glass Menagerie, A Noise Within
- Steve Hofvendahl, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Antaeus Theatre Company
- Kate Huffman, Friends With Guns, The Road Theatre Company
- Evan Jonigkeit, Witch, Geffen Playhouse
- Michael Manuel, Frankenstein, A Noise Within
- Rob Nagle, The Judas Kiss, Boston Court Pasadena
- George Salazar, Little Shop of Horrors, Pasadena Playhouse
- Liza Seneca, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Antaeus Theatre Company
- Maura Tierney, Witch, Geffen Playhouse
- Dianne Wiest, Happy Days, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
Featured Performance
- Eden Espinosa, Falsettos, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
- Tyrin Niles, Scraps, The Matrix Theatre Company
- Nija Okoro, Two Trains Running, Matrix Theatre
- Arianna Ortiz, Friends With Guns, The Road Theatre Company
- Adolphus Ward, Two Trains Running, Matrix Theatre
- Denise Yolén, Scraps, The Matrix Theatre Company
Ensemble Performance
- Indecent, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
- Scraps, The Matrix Theatre Company
- The Wolves, Echo Theater Company
- Two Trains Running, Matrix Theatre
- Uncle Vanya, The New American Theatre
- Witch, Geffen Playhouse
Solo Performance
- Deirdre O’Connell, Dana H., Center Theatre Group, Kirk Douglas Theatre
Writing
- Sarah DeLappe, The Wolves, Echo Theater Company
- Jen Silverman, Witch, Geffen Playhouse
- Paula Vogel, Indecent, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
Writing, Adaptation
- Lucas Hnath, Dana H., Center Theatre Group, Kirk Douglas Theatre
- Mary Zimmerman, Argonautika, A Noise Within
Musical Score
- Mark Heard, Pat Terry, Randy VanWarmer, Tim Alderson, Salvage, Lounge Theatre
- Bill Sims Jr, August Wilson’s Jitney, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
Music Direction
- Anthony Lucca, Bronco Billy – The Musical, Skylight Theatre
- David O, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, South Coast Repertory
- Stephan Terry, Salvage, Lounge Theatre
Choreography
- Edgar Godineaux & Jared Grimes, Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole, Geffen Playhouse
- Janet Roston, Bronco Billy – The Musical, Skylight Theatre
- Stephanie Shroyer, Argonautika, A Noise Within
Direction
- Marti Lyons, Witch, Geffen Playhouse
- Stephanie Shroyer, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Antaeus Theatre Company
- Jack Stehlin, Uncle Vanya, The New American Theatre
- Rebecca Taichman, Indecent, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre
- Stevie Walker-Webb, Scraps, The Matrix Theatre Company
Set Design
- John Lee Beatty, Key Largo, Geffen Playhouse
- John Iacovelli, Two Trains Running, Matrix Theatre
- Izmir Ickbal, Happy Days, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum
- Frederica Nascimento, Argonautika, A Noise Within
Lighting Design
- Ken Booth, Argonautika, A Noise Within
- Elizabeth Harper, Mysterious Circumstances, Geffen Playhouse
- Peter Kaczorowski, Key Largo, Geffen Playhouse
- Jared A. Sayeg, Ragtime, Pasadena Playhouse
Costume Design
- Linda Cho, Anastasia, Pantages Theatre
- Jenny Foldenauer, Argonautika, A Noise Within
- Danae Iris McQueen, Witch, Geffen Playhouse
- Katherine O’Neill, Lights Out: Nat “King” Cole, Geffen Playhouse
Sound Design
- Mikhail Fiksel, Dana H., Center Theatre Group, Kirk Douglas Theatre
- Jeff Gardner, Scraps, The Matrix Theatre Company
- Jeff Gardner, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Antaeus Theatre Company
- Robert Oriol, Argonautika, A Noise Within
CGI/Video
- Jared Mezzocchi, Poor Yella Rednecks, South Coast Repertory
- Yee Eun Nam, The Mother of Henry, Latino Theater Company
- Aaron Rhyne, Anastasia, Pantages Theatre
Specialty
- Steve Cuiffo , Illusions & Lip Sync, Dana H., Center Theatre Group, Kirk Douglas Theatre
- Dillon Nelson, Puppet Design, Argonautika, A Noise Within